Erin McNulty has tallied five wins in goal for the Hudson Valley Quickstrike this summer.

Former Seminole Erika Sutton signs a deal with the Boston Breakers of the WPS.

July 16, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With the Florida State soccer season just over a month away from its season opener on August 21, many of the current Seminoles are spending their summer vacation fine tuning their skills in leagues across the country. Throughout the summer, Seminoles.com will provide fans an inside look at how the current Seminoles are performing both on and off the field.

Tiffany McCarty, Casey Short and Toni Pressley are currently participating in training camp with the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team in Boulder at the University of Colorado. Also in Colorado are incoming freshmen Kelsey Wys and Alex Crown who are taking part in training camp with the U-18 squad.

The U-18's defeated the Canadian U-20 team 5-1 in a friendly played in Boulder back on July 12. Wys started in goal for Team USA and played all 90 minutes recording four saves. The U.S. U-20 squad is schedule to play their northern rivals twice during their training session in Colorado. The U-20 camp concludes July 18, while the U-18 team will wrap-up its training session on July 16.

A combined 48 players from both the U-20 and U-18 squads will vie for a spot on the U.S. team that will attempt to qualify for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.

Former Seminole Erika Sutton has joined the Boston Breakers of the Women's Professional Soccer League. Sutton was acquired in a week long deal which allows her to be available for two Breakers games, on July 15 versus Chicago at home, and July 19 at FC Gold Pride. Sutton will return with the Buffalo Flash of the W-League before their playoff run on July 20.

This week marks the final week of the W-League regular season. Of the five teams with a current Seminole player on their roster, four have qualified for postseason play. Those four teams include the Chicago Red Eleven (Jessica Price, Casey Short, Lauren Switzer), the Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues (Amanda DaCosta, Erin McNulty), the Pali Blues (Ella Stephan) and the Washington Freedom (Becky Edwards, Tiffany McCarty, Toni Pressley).

McNulty has posted outstanding numbers in goal for Hudson Valley who leads the Northeast Division with 34 points. The red-shirt sophomore has tallied 22 saves and a 0.33 GAA in nine games. She ranks in the top 10 in the league in wins with five.

Over in the Women's Premier Soccer League, Katie Bolinsky currently ranks third in points (17) and tied for fourth in goals (8) playing for the Clearwater Galactics.

A total of 17 players are competing in the W-League and the Women's Premier Soccer League this summer. Here is a look at where everyone is playing and how they are performing so far this summer:

W-League
Boston Renegades
Breezy Hupp - 1 game, 33 minutes
Tori Huster - 10 games, 853 minutes, 6 points (3 goals), 26 shots
Marissa Kazbour - 6 games, 156 minutes, 2 points (1 goal), 2 shots
Rachel Lim - 7 games, 302 minutes, 3 shots

Chicago Red Eleven
Jessica Price - 5 games, 174 minutes, 3 points (1 goal, 1 assist), 7 shots
Casey Short - 7 games, 329 minutes, 3 points (1 goal, 1 assist), 10 shots
Lauren Switzer - 8 games, 563 minutes, 14 points (6 goals, 2 assists), 21 shots, 2 GWG

Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues
Amanda DaCosta - 6 games, 424 minutes, 1 point (1 assist), 6 shots
Erin McNulty - 9 games, 540 minutes, 2 GA, 22 saves, 0.33 GAA
* Statistical leader - t-8th in wins with 5

Pali Blues
Ella Stephan - 6 games, 409 minutes

Washington Freedom
Becky Edwards - 9 games, 681 minutes, 1 point (1 assist), 6 shots
Tiffany McCarty - 3 games, 262 minutes, 4 points (1 goal, 2 assists), 8 shots
Toni Pressley - 7 games, 603 minutes, 1 point (1 assist), 6 shots

Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)
Clearwater Galactics
Katie Bolinsky - 6 games, 17 points (8 goals, 1 assist)
* Statistical leader - 3rd in points with 17; t-4th in goals with 8
Kimmy Diaz - 6 games
Margo McAuley - 6 games
Susanna Zorn - 6 games

Summer Honors
W-League Team of the Week, May 28 - Lauren Switzer, Chicago Red Eleven
* Switzer scored three goals for the Chicago Red Eleven in a 7-0 victory over West Michigan. The goal by Switzer marked the first goal in team history, while it was the first victory for the Red Eleven in their inaugural season.

W-League Team of the Week, June 17 - Ella Stephan, Pali Blues
* Stephan controlled the midfield tempo for the Pali Blues in a 0-0 draw against the Colorado Force back on June 14. Stephan has played in five games for Pali this summer tallying 364 minutes on the pitch.

W-League Team of the Week (Honorable Mention), June 17 - Tiffany McCarty, Washington Freedom
* McCarty earned Honorable Mention honors after recording four points on a goal and two assists for the Washington Freedom in a 4-0 victory over Western Mass.

W-League Team of the Week, June 24 - Lauren Switzer, Chicago Red Eleven
* Switzer led the Chicago Red Eleven to a 2-0-0 week as she tallied the game-winning goals in both victories. The St. Charles, Ill., native scored the game's first goal (eighth minute) in a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Lightning and followed that with a goal in the 27th minute in a 1-0 Red Eleven victory over Kalamazoo.

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